Banking and Finance

The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) announced on Wednesday that it has accepted the listing of 50,000 13-week Treasury bills of the Republic of Cyprus. Issued as the ninth series of 2026, the ...

The National Bank of Greece (NBG) will cancel 11.58 million treasury shares and increase the nominal value of its remaining shares to €3 as part of a capital restructuring, while the bank ...

Alpha Bank bought back 3.15 million of its own shares for €14.87 million between September 7 and September 11, 2026, as part of a share buy-back programme approved by its shareholders. The Greek lender purchased 3,152,886 ...

The average interest rate on new household deposits in Cyprus fell to 1.27 per cent in July 2026, while the average rate on new housing loans rose to 3.24 per cent, according to ...

Cyprus’ new credit scoring system reached two months of operation today, with 986 individuals and legal entities having accessed their data, according to Artemis Credit Bureau general manager Yiannis Tomasides. The ...

Financial entities regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) have until today, September 15, to submit a form required to calculate their annual information and communication technology (ICT) fee ...

The European Central Bank (ECB) ​may need to gradually raise interest rates further to curb inflation before an Iran ‌war-driven rise in fuel costs starts seeping through to wages and ...

Cypriot MEP Michalis Hadjipantela asked the Association of Cyprus Banks (ACB) to strengthen protection for the main homes of vulnerable borrowers who have already repaid a substantial part of their ...

More than one in 10 consumers could be regularly using AI agents to shop and make purchases online on their behalf by 2030, according to a new Mastercard report examining the future ...

Eurobank S.A. repurchased over 1 million of its own shares on Euronext Athens between September 7, 2026 and September 11, 2026, as part of its ongoing share buyback programme. The lender confirmed on Monday ...

Banks clear non-performing loans but private debt remains a problem, CBC analyst says Cyprus has largely cleaned up its banking sector’s non-performing loans (NPLs), but a substantial private debt ...

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) will bring regulators, industry representatives and other stakeholders together in Paris on November 24, 2026, to examine how technology and better use of data can ...

The European Central Bank (ECB) has found that synthetic securitisation provides only a marginal boost to corporate lending, raising questions about how far the growing market can contribute to European ...

Eurobank on Friday said it is investing about €1 billion between 2025 and 2028 in what it described as the largest technology investment programme in the banking group’s history, as it seeks ...

Cypriot economists have warned that the European Central Bank (ECB) could raise interest rates further if the war in the Middle East continues to worsen, as higher oil prices threaten ...

The Bank of Cyprus (BoC) is bringing its fintech hackathon back to Nicosia from November 27 to 29, inviting developers, startups, professionals and students to build working digital products around finance, artificial ...

Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) governor Christodoulos Patsalides said the European Central Bank’s (ECB) latest 0.25 percentage point increase in key interest rates had become necessary as the prolonged conflict ...

Eurobank has emerged as the preferred pick among Greece’s four systemic banks after Euroxx upgraded its estimates and price targets for the sector, citing strong second-quarter results, improved earnings ...

Borrowers with floating-rate loans will see their repayments rise following the European Central Bank’s (ECB) latest interest rate increase, although the impact will not be immediate, the Association of ...

The European Central Bank (ECB) raised its three key interest rates by 25 basis points on Thursday, citing continued inflationary pressures from the conflict in the Middle East and warning that ...

George Karatzias was appointed chairman of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) on Thursday, returning to the regulator just over two years after leaving to become an executive director ...

Alpha Bank will publish its nine-month 2026 results and hold its investor day on November 5, as the Greek lender prepares to present updated targets and its future strategic direction. The bank ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has urged regulated entities to take part in an Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) public hearing on new EU rules for assessing money laundering ...

The European Central Bank (ECB) is widely expected to hike interest rates on Thursday, erring on the side of caution as the US-Iran wardrags on, keeping oil prices high ​and ...